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Dashcam video shows moment landslide hits road after Taiwan earthquake
00:30 – Source: CNN
- Rescuers are working to free more than 700 people stranded in eastern Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s east coast Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years.
- At least 10 people were killed, more than 1,000 others injured and over 100 buildings damaged in the quake, which also caused landslides, officials say.
- The quake was followed by strong aftershocks, including a 6.4-magnitude tremor. Multiple aftershocks as strong as magnitude 7 are expected in the coming days.
- The epicenter, Hualien County, is home to around 300,000 of the 23 million people who live in Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy with an outsized impact on global business and trade.
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More than 700 people are stranded following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan’s northern Hualien County on Wednesday, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA).
Rescue efforts have been ongoing since Wednesday morning.
At least 10 people were killed, and 1,067 people were injured, according to the agency.
The death toll following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has risen to 10, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency.
The person was found at Littile Zhuilu Trail on Thursday.
Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA) said in an update Thursday that 663 people remain stranded following the earthquake that struck the island’s northern Hualien County.
The death toll remains at nine, and 1,067 people have been injured, according to the agency.
On Wednesday, more than 200 people were in shelters across Hualien County and 10,000 households were without water.
Dozens of people were also trapped in mines across the region on Wednesday.
- 64 people were trapped at the Heping open pit mine in Hualian. The NFA said all of them were safely evacuated around Thursday noon.
- Seven people were trapped in Zhonghe mine. The NFA said six people were rescued from the mine located in a quarry.
Rescue teams are trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake to hit the island in decades, as the number of people injured passed 1,000.
The 7.4 magnitude quake struck near Hualien County on the island’s east coast Wednesday. For such a large quake, the death toll remains relatively low and damage appears limited. As well as nine people dead, 1,050 were injured.
There are 663 people stranded but in contact with rescue teams, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency. Some 42 people are missing.
Here’s what we know:
- Heping quarry: By midday Thursday, all 64 people stranded at the Heping quarry in Hualien had been safely evacuated, the fire agency said. Video showed rocks and debris across a trail leading to the site.
- Zhonghe quarry: At a second quarry in Hualien, one person was killed by rockfall though six other workers were rescued. Dramatic video from the fire agency showed a helicopter airlifting them from a narrow outcrop of rock high up in the mountains.
- Hotel workers: Among those trapped were 50 hotel staff in remote Taroko Gorge, who had been traveling to work in minibuses when the quake hit. After being unreachable for most of Wednesday, three workers hiked to the hotel in the gorge and reported that the rest were safe, the official Central News Agency reported.
- In Hualien: The local government reported on Thursday afternoon that there are 92 damaged buildings in the affected areas. More than 200 people are in shelters in Hualien County, nearly 10,000 households are without water, and more than 300 households are without electricity, they said.
- Shattered lives: Residents in hard-hit Hualien face a lengthy clean up as teams work to clear debris and assess buildings for structural damage. “My mind has gone blank, seeing that all of my life’s work has vanished,” a liquor store owner told CNN. Hualien’s mayor told CNN the damage in the city is mainly confined to buildings that partially collapsed and that engineers are assessing how hazardous they are. Some “can only be demolished and rebuilt,” he said.
- More tremors: Aftershocks continue to rattle Taiwan. As of Thursday afternoon, more than 40 tremors of magnitude 4 or higher have struck near the island’s east coast, including one of 6.4-magnitude, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
This post has been updated with the latest figures.
Faced with the threat of more damage from aftershocks, some Hualien residents spent the night outside.
Wang Qiu Xia Zhen, 81, said she registered to stay at an emergency shelter because she was unable to sleep at home.
Wednesday’s 7.4 magnitude quake is the strongest to hit Taiwan since 1999, according to the Central Weather Administration. That year, a 7.7 magnitude quake hit south of the capital Taipei, killing 2,400 people and injuring 10,000 others.
But the damage and limited number of deaths from Wednesday’s quake is far lower. Everyday life for those in Taipei had generally returned to normal on Thursday but residents closer to the epicenter face a lengthy clean up.
As of Thursday afternoon, more than 40 tremors of magnitude 4 or higher have struck near the island’s east coast, including one of 6.4-magnitude, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
Residents in Hualien faced a lengthy clean up on Thursday as teams worked to clear debris and assess buildings for structural damage.
Hualien resident Deng Huimei, 63, told CNN his house “was a mess” following the quake and though it was still standing, huge cracks had appeared along the side of the staircase and “chunks of wall that had fallen off were all over the ground.”
He was putting groceries away when the quake hit.
Deng said he has lived through multiple earthquakes and before fleeing his house, grabbed a bicycle helmet and sturdy shoes to protect himself from broken glass and debris.
“I took my safety helmet, changed my shoes, and I wanted to see if there was anyone outside who needed help.”
Hualien Mayor Wei Jia-Yan told CNN the damage in the city is mainly confined to buildings that have partially collapsed and that structural engineers are assessing how hazardous they are. Some, he said, “can only be demolished and rebuilt.”
He said children there are taught from a young age that “Hualien is a place with frequent earthquakes.”
Aftershocks continued to rattle Taiwan a day after the 7.4 magnitude quake struck just south of Hualien County, the island’s worst-affected region.
As of Thursday afternoon, more than 40 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or higher have struck near Taiwan’s east coast, including a 6.4-magnitude tremor, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.
Taiwanese officials warned aftershocks as high as magnitude 7 could continue until the end of the week.
Among those trapped following the massive earthquake in Taiwan were 50 hotel employees in Hualien County, who had been traveling to work in minibuses when the quake hit.
After being unreachable for most of Wednesday, three workers managed to hike to the Silks Place Hotel in Taroko Gorge and reported that the rest were safe, according to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency.
Video from the fire agency Thursday showed some of the trapped hotel staff in a road tunnel in the gorge, with visible damage to their van.
Hualien fire service said rescuers were waiting for roads to be cleared to enter the tunnel, where 20 more tourists were also stranded, according to CNA.
Taroko Gorge is a popular tourist destination renowned for its natural beauty. Three hikers died at the gorge Wednesday after they were struck by falling rocks following the 7.4 magnitude quake.
Rescue efforts in Taiwan on Thursday are focused on more than 60 people stranded in a quarry in Hualien — and on reaching those cut off in surrounding mountain gorges, officials said in an update.
Drone footage from CNN affiliate CTS showed workers at the damaged quarry perched on the edge of a steep cliff high above the gorge.
One person was killed by rockfall in a second quarry, though six other workers were rescued, with dramatic video from the fire agency showing a helicopter airlifting them from a narrow outcrop of rock high up in the mountains.
For such a large quake, the death toll remains relatively low and damage appears limited. As well as nine people dead, 1,050 were injured with 46 missing or uncontactable. There were 101 people still trapped or stranded with rescue operations ongoing, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency.
Aftershocks rattled Taiwan a day after a powerful 7.4 magnitude quake struck just south of Hualien County, the worst-affected region, killing at least nine people, buckling buildings and triggering landslides.
About 300,000 people live in the region where the quake struck, a third of whom live in the main city of Hualien.
Hualien resident Hong Changyi told CNN his liquor store was in one of the buildings felled by the quake.
“All my goods, including all my supplies on the bottom floor were destroyed,” he said.
“The shops that have been operating for over a decade are gone in one morning, it’s painful to see. But people are safe, so that’s fortunate.”
Widespread destruction: The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with road and some rail closures curtailing access to Hualien. But videos and images showed several collapsed buildings in the region, and sections of the Suhua highway — a narrow and windy cliff road that connects Hualien with the north of Taiwan — completely crumbled away or blocked by large boulders and rockfall.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed at least nine people and injured hundreds Wednesday, is the strongest to hit Taiwan in 25 years.
Over the past 50 years, the island has experienced a total of seven major earthquakes, the last being a 7.1 magnitude quake in 2006 in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan.
The island sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which makes it prone to quakes.
Rescue workers in Taiwan are searching for more than 100 people who remain trapped a day after the island was hit by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years.
In an update Thursday morning, officials said the death toll stands at nine, with 1,050 people injured and 101 people still stranded.
Some 46 people remain missing or uncontactable, according to the National Fire Agency, citing the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The agency said a further 961 people have been evacuated, with 628 in shelters.
In Hualien, search and rescue operations are ongoing, according to Lin Chih-cheng from the Professional Civil Engineers Association. He said 100 buildings have been categorized as dangerous and many would have to be demolished.
Miners rescued: Among those now safe are six miners who were trapped in an open pit quarry. Video released by the National Fire Agency shows a helicopter hovering over the site during the rescue mission.
Meanwhile, the Hualien Fire Bureau said 11 tourists, including three foreign nationals, were rescued from Taroko Gorge National Park, a popular scenic destination near the quake’s epicenter.
Drone footage shows the remote location of an open pit quarry where six miners were rescued in Hualien County, near the massive earthquake’s epicenter.
The clip from CNN affiliate CTS shows rescue workers at the Zhonghe mine.
In the footage, the camera pans in on a barren, dusty landscape set in steep cliffs and strewn with loose rocks. The rescue workers miners stand next to sandbags, by what appears to be a crushed vehicle.
See the scene at the quarry:
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01:58 – Source: cnn
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post misidentified the people in the footage. They are rescue workers.
More details are emerging about the victims of Taiwan’s earthquake, the strongest to hit the island in a quarter century.
The 7.4 magnitude quake struck the island’s east coast Wednesday morning, killing at least nine and injuring hundreds of others.
Most of the victims were killed by falling rocks, according to Taiwanese authorities.
Here’s what we know:
- One woman was killed in the partially collapsed nine-story Uranus building in Hualien, near the quake’s epicenter, after she initially escaped but went back in to rescue her cat, CNN affiliate SET reported.
- Three of those killed were hikers struck by falling rocks in Taroko Gorge, a popular tourist destination renowned for its natural beauty.
- Two people, including a truck driver, were killed by falling rocks on the coastal Suhua Highway, known as one of Taiwan’s most scenic, yet dangerous drives.
- One man killed by falling rocks in a recreation area next to Qingshui Cliff, a scenic attraction along Suhua Highway.
- A road worker was struck by fallen rocks on the Central Cross-Island Highway, which connects Taiwan’s rural east coast with its urban west coast.
- Meanwhile, one man was was killed by falling rocks at a quarry.
Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900 others.
The powerful 7.4 magnitude tremor shook the island’s east coast, hitting at 7:58 a.m. local time 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of Hualien city and at a depth of 34.8 kilometers (21 miles), according to the US Geological Survey. It was followed by several strong aftershocks with tremors felt across the island.
Military personnel were dispatched to help with disaster relief, and schools and workplaces suspended operations, according to the Defense Ministry.
The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with road and rail closures curtailing access to the quake’s epicenter in Hualien County.
More than 100 buildings were damaged across the island, the National Fire Agency said, with about half of those in Hualien.
Footage posted on social media showed several collapsed buildings in Hualien and residents helping trapped people escape through the window of a damaged apartment complex.
The quake struck during the morning rush hour, with videos showing vehicles bouncing on a vigorously shaking highway, an overpass swaying in Taipei, and commuters struggling to stand inside a juddering Taipei metro train.
“There was really strong shaking… We quickly turned off the gas and electricity and opened the door. It was really strong. It felt like the house would fall down,” Taipei resident Chang Yu-lin said on CNN affiliate Taiwan Plus.
Chen Nien-tzu, also in Taipei, said, “It was really wild.”
“It’s been a long time since we’ve had an earthquake so it felt really scary,” she said on Taiwan Plus.
Large boulders could be seen strewn across the eastern Suhua Highway, with several tunnels broken — including one split in half, TVBS footage showed. CNN affiliate SET News shows the front of a car smashed by fallen rocks.
Transport authorities recorded at least nine rockfalls and landslides on the highway, which was closed to traffic.
Another highway connecting the west coast with eastern Taiwan was also damaged by falling rocks, with at least 12 cars hit and nine people injured, TVBS reported.
Taiwan is regularly rocked by earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which runs around the edge of the Pacific Ocean and causes massive seismic and volcanic activity from Indonesia to Chile.
Wednesday’s quake is the strongest to hit Taiwan since 1999, according to the Central Weather Administration. That year, a 7.7 magnitude quake hit south of Taipei, killing 2,400 people and injuring 10,000 others.
Hualien County, parts of which are mountainous and remote, is home to about 300,000 people on the island’s sparsely populated east coast. A magnitude 6.2 quake hit near the area in 2018, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 300 others.
When a magnitude of 7.4 earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, it struck during the morning commute.
Video shows highway roads shaking and even a man being heavily swayed and rocked on a rooftop pool.
Watch the moment here:
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01:43 – Source: cnn
Rescuers are working to free dozens of people trapped after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east coast on Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years.
At least nine people were killed, more than 900 others injured and over 100 buildings damaged in the quake, which also caused landslides.
The quake was followed by strong aftershocks, including a 6.5-magnitude tremor. Multiple aftershocks as strong as magnitude 7 are expected in the coming days.
Here’s what else we know:
- The quake: The earthquake hit at 7:58 a.m. local time, 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of the city of Hualien at a depth of 34.8 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.
- Large aftershocks: The quake was followed by dozens of aftershocks near the epicenter, according to USGS. Tremors have been felt across the island, including in the capital Taipei, with some as high as magnitude 7 expected in the coming days.
- Hualien County: About 300,000 people live in the region where the quake struck, a third of whom live in the main city of Hualien. But many in the county live in remote coastal or mountain communities that can be hard to reach, so it might take time to understand the extent of the casualties and damage.
- Trapped miners: Dozens of people are trapped in two mines in Hualien County following the quake, Taiwan’s national fire agency said. Sixty-four are trapped in the Heping mine, with seven others in the Zhonghe mine.
- Medical facilities: Hospitals across Taipei were operating normally despite being damaged by the quake, according to the Municipal Government. At least seven hospitals in the capital reported some structural damage.
- TSMC: Meanwhile, the world’s biggest chipmaker is working to resume operations following the quake — a welcome sign for makers of products ranging from iPhones and computers to cars and washing machines. But the quake is a stark reminder of the risks to the vital chipmaking industry.
A dashcam camera caught the moment a large landslide came down a mountain in Taiwan, triggered by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday.
The quake is the strongest to rattle the island in 25 years, killing at least nine people.
See the moment:
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00:30 – Source: cnn
A total of 71 people are trapped in two mines in Hualien County after a powerful earthquake struck the island Wednesday, Taiwan’s national fire agency said.
Most of the trapped miners — 64 — are in the Heping mine, with seven others stuck in the Zhonghe mine, the agency told a news conference.
At least nine people were killed and more than 900 others injured after the 7.4 magnitude quake struck, according to the agency.